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This 8-strong collective from England, Italy, France, Congo, Argentina and New Zealand combine traditional afrobeat and hi-life with funk, jazz, Latin and dub to deliver party music born of their truly global DNA.
Sung in Lingala by lead vocalist Juanita Euka.
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London Afrobeat Collective - Topesa Esengo Na Motema (England)
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Yeghish Manoukian is an Armenian duduk player, performing since 1967.
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Yeghshe Manukyan - I Beg You Mountains (Armenia)
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Steeped in the cadence of her native County Cavan, it is by turns raw and wild, warm and melodic, grief-stricken and exuberant, driven always by the drama inherent in the song.
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Lisa O'Neill - Old Note (Ireland)
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The Mary Wallopers are a folk group from Dundalk, breathing new life into both well known & rare ballads. Travelling the length & breadth of the country singing & collecting songs, they exude a raw energy that could be described as the Clancy Brothers meet John Lydon.
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The Mary Wallopers - Cod Liver Oil & The Orange Juice (Ireland)
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Caravan is a jazz standard composed by Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington.
The melody is emphatically chromatic, mysterious, almost oriental. Ellington arranged the song with additional orientalisms and gave it a new, more conventional middle section, which contrasts strongly with the main melody in terms of rhythm and tone. The piece draws its particular strength from this contrast.
It's no wonder that greats like .... and Tommy Emmanuel don't want to miss out on joint concerts with Joscho Stephan. The German is one of the great innovators of the genre.
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Tommy Emmanuel & Joscho Stephan - Caravan (Australia/Germany)